Race : How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession by Studs Terkel. (Anchor/Doubleday, 1993)

Race & Rhetoric: The True State of Race and Gender Relations in Corporate America by John P. Fernandez and Jules Davis (McGraw-Hill, 1998)

Real Heat: Gender and Race in the Urban Fire Service by Carol Chetkovich (Rutgers, 1997)

Voices of Diversity: Real People Talk About Problems and Solutions in a Workplace Where Everyone is Not Alike by Renee Blank and Sandra Slipp. (Amacom, 1994)

Films/Videos

The Fight in the Fields: César Chávez and the Farmworkers' Struggle, about the first successful union for farmworkers and its charismatic leader. Paradigm Productions, 510/883-9814.

Livelyhood, a PBS series about the changing American workplace, hosted by Will Durst. The Working Group, 510/268-WORK.

Making Peace, people working neighbor-to-neighbor for positive community change. Films for the Humanities, 800/257-5126.

Struggles in Steel: A Story of African American Steelworkers, an examination of the 100-year struggle for equal rights in the mills. California Newsreel, 800/621-6196.

Websites

10/75 www.9-11.com/10-75
A comprehensive news and resource site for the fire professional.

DiversityInc.Comwww.diversityinc.com
A comprehensive news and informational focusing on the impact of diversity on the business world.

The Fire and EMS Information Networkwww.fire-ems.net
The most complete collection of fire and EMS links on the web.

Organizations

International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters
301/808-0804 www.iabpff.org
National membership organization which promotes interracial progress throughout the Fire Service, encourages the recruitment and advancement of black firefighters, and collects and evaluates data on discrimination and implements corrective action.

International Association of Fire Fighters
202/737.8484 www.iaff.org
Union representing over 230,000 professional firefighters and EMS personnel.

National Association of Gender Diversity Training
480/473-0426 www.gendertraining.com
Supports and promotes programs, publications and training to assist businesses and individuals in creating a workplace culture of understanding, respect and inclusiveness for all men and women.

National Association of Hispanic Firefighterswww.nahf.org
National membership organization of 20,000 Hispanic professional and volunteer firefighters.

National Fire Protection Association
800/344-3555 www.nfpa.org
An international membership organization founded in 1896 to provide education and advocacy on fire safety and protection.

Women in the Fire Service, Inc.
608/233-4768 www.wfsi.org
A membership organization providing networking and advocacy for fire service women, and resources and information for the fire service as a whole. WIFS publishes information, holds conferences, and provides guidance towards the goal of a harmoniously diverse fire service.